Marcus Junius Brutus

Marcus Junius Brutus (June 85 BC-23 October 42 BC) was a senator of the Roman Republic who led the Liberatores alongside Gaius Cassius Longinus. The two assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 BC.

Biography
Marcus Junius Brutus was the illegitimate son of Julius Caesar through his mother Servilia Caepionis, who married Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder. His father was killed by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus after supposedly taking part in Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the Elder's revolt in 77 BC. Marcus became a member of the Assassin Order and found out that Caesar was a member of the Templar Order, so he set out to assassinate him. He met with his brother-in-law Gaius Cassius Longinus in what was known as "the Vault", beneath the present-day Santa Maria Aracoeli. Brutus decided to kill Caesar in 44 BC after planning out his death at the hands of 60 men, and he succeeded. He deposited his armor in a cave beneath Rome before fleeing.

Brutus and Cassius both led the army of the Liberatores against the army of Octavian, the nephew and adopted son of Caesar. In 42 BC, both committed suicide rather than surrender during the Battle of Philippi.